Fentara chasing success in Buy Your 2013 Annual Badge Today Handicap Chase
Fentara will be looking forward to a strong run in the Buy Your 2013 Annual Badge Today Handicap Chase at Catterick in England on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. She has got a pretty decent record overall and her performances in recent times have also been quite
impressive.
A total of eight fierce competitors have been attracted towards the class-3 contest, which is scheduled to kick off at 13:40 GMT. They are quite capable of putting up a solid show today, thus things will be quite interesting at the end of the day.
The weather has not been good for racing over the past several weeks and it has remained wet at Catterick as well. There has been plenty of rain at this venue and the going has become soft.
This will make things difficult for the contestants, who will need some extra energy to complete the overall distance of 3 miles, 1 furlong and 110 yards. They will definitely give their best shot, as the winner will walk away with a cash prize of £7,148
in the end.
Ballyoliver has managed to impress the bookmakers, so he has been given the highest odds or a victory today. He will enter the contest with a starting price of 5 to 2, which shows that he is expected to be strong in the race.
His performances in chase events have been quite impressive, which will help him get the attention of the punters.
The Venetia Williams’ trained gelding is not heavily dependent on track conditions, but he likes it more when the ground is wet. Therefore, it will not be easy to match him at Catterick today. The conditions are ideal for him and he is carrying a pretty
decent momentum right now.
He has participated in a total of 11 races over fences, winning three of them. Although, his strike rate is not the best, yet he has been competitive on most of the occasions in this format.
Coming back to Fentara, she has also been given decent odds for a victory today, but there will be immense pressure on her.
The Tim Walford’s trained mare has never succeeded in a chase event, but has got a solid chance of breaking the shackles under jockey, Daryl Jacob.
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